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Belle Vue Blood Bank

Blood Bank plays important role in modern health care system. Blood transfusion is a life saving modality in critical situations like accidents, surgeries and intensive care units. Another important aspect of blood transfusion, it extends life span of children with transfusion dependent blood disorders like Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Anemia and Marrow Failure Syndromes. Blood components are also a used to stop simple or critical bleeds in coagulation blood disorders. Major technological advances over the last thirty years in blood bank systems of blood collection, component separation, storage, virus detection, issuing compatible blood products made the role of blood bank in society today very much essential.

Belle Vue Blood Bank Link Between Donors and Patient

The simple act of donating blood can be the difference between life and death. Those who are seriously injured or undergo major surgery lose blood, often more than half of their total capacity of eight to ten pints. Without the kind donations from volunteer blood donors, countless lives would not be saved every day.

Amazingly, a single donation can touch three lives. each unit of blood collected goes on a complex journey where it is separated into components: platelets used by cancer patients and other platelet deficiencies, red blood cells for correction of Hb, and plasma that aids in the clotting process protein and fluid deficiencies.

Facts About Blood Needs

  • Every year our nation requires about 4 Crore unit of blood, out of which only a meager 40 Lakh units of blood are available.

  • The gift of blood is the gift of life. There is no substitute for human blood.

  • Every two seconds someone needs blood.

  • More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.

  • A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year.

  • The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.

  • Sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives.

  • More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment,

Facts About the Blood Supply

  • Blood cannot be manufactured, it can only come from generous donors.

Facts About the Blood Donation Process

  • Donating blood is a safe process. A sterile needle is used only once for each donor and then discarded.

  • Blood donation is simple four-step process: registration, medical history and mini-physical, donation and refreshment.

  • Every blood donor is given a mini-physical, checking the donor's temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin to ensure it is safe for the donor to give blood.

  • The actual blood donation typically takes 4-5 minutes. The entire process from the time you arrive to the time you leave, takes about 15 min to an hour.

  • The average adult has about 12-15 units of blood in his body. Roughly in unit is drawn a donation.

  • A healthy donor may donate red blood cells every 90 days, or double red cells every 180 days.

  • A healthy donor may donate platelets as few as 5 days apart, but a maximum of 24 times a year.

  • All donate blood is tested for HIV, Hepatitis B & C, Syphilis and Malaria before it can be transfused to patients.

Facts About Donors

  • The number one reason donors say they give blood is because they "want to help others".

  • Two most common reasons cited by people who don't give blood are "Never thought about it" and "I don't like needles".

  • One donation can help save the lives of up to three people.

  • If you began donating blood at age 18 and donate every 90 days until you reached 60, you would have donated 30 gallons of blood, potentially helping save more then 500 lives!

Your Contribution Can Save Lives!

Facts about blood and its components:

  • Blood makes up about 7 percent of your body weight.

  • There are four types of transfusable products that can be derived from blood: red blood cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate. Typically, two or three of these are produced from a unit of donated whole blood hence each donation can help save up to three lives.

  • Donated platelets must be used within five days of collection.

  • Healthy bone marrow makes a constant supply of red blood cells, and plaelets. The body will replenish the elements given during a blood donation, some times in a matter of hours and others in a matter of weeks.

Belle Vue Clinic's Blood Bank has undergone upgradation & modernization with introducing of the Component Section, enabling us to supply the various components, viz.

  • Packed Red Blood Cells (will expiry of 35 and 42 days)

  • Fresh Frozen Plasma - (FFP)

  • Platelet Concentrate

  • Cryo Precipitate

We have introduced latest technology in different blood banking procedures viz.

  • Haemocontrol - Each and every donor is screened in the Blood Bank, checking Hb% (prior to donation) giving instant & accurate values.

  • Donor Couch with Blood Collection Monitor - for the comfort of the donor and ensuring that accurate amount of blood is collected.

  • Chemiluminence - fully automated for screening of HIV 1 & 2, HbsAg, HCV, VDRL giving more accurate results within one hour, enabling to provide blood/components within one hour of collection.

  • Colomn Agglutination (Gel) Technology - for cross matching within 30 minutes.

  • Sterile Connecting Device - particularly useful for Paediatric & Neonatal cases requiring 5 to 50 ml of blood/components can be transferred from 350 ml bags in a sterile manner.

  • Quality Control Lab - equipped with cell counter, Coagulometer and pH meter for carrying out regular checks on the quality of components produced.